The city is also known for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , which is one of the oldest in the world and one of Europe's major film events.

It is also known for the popular Czech liqueur Becherovka and the production of the famous glass manufacturer Moser Glass , which is located in Karlovy Vary.

It has also lent its name to "Carlsbad plums", candied stuffed zwetschgen. The city has been used as the location for a number of film-shoots, including the films Last Holiday and box-office hit Casino Royale , both of which used the city's Grandhotel Pupp in different guises.

All of these places were so named because they were the sites of mineral springs or natural sources of mineral water. Karlovy Vary is twinned with: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

For other uses, see Karlsbad disambiguation. City in Czech Republic. People from Karlovy Vary. A bottle of Becherovka. List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic.